GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |